In 2022, Germany introduced a temporary 9-euro monthly ticket for unlimited local and regional public transport. We investigate its impact on mobility patterns, including increased public transport usage, reduced car traffic, and rail network congestion. Using difference-in-difference and...

In den vergangenen Jahren haben mehrere europäische Län- der stark ermäßigte oder sogar kostenfreie Tickets für den öffentlichen Personennahverkehr (ÖPNV) diskutiert oder eingeführt. Vom 1. Juni bis 31. August 2022 wurde in Deutschland ein solches Ticket temporär eingeführt, das den...

In den vergangenen Jahren haben mehrere europäische Länder stark ermäßigte oder sogar kostenfreie Tickets für den öffentlichen Personennahverkehr (ÖPNV) diskutiert oder eingeführt. Vom 1. Juni bis 31. August 2022 wurde in Deutschland ein solches Ticket temporär eingeführt, das den...

This study investigates whether the willingness to take income risks revealed by occupational choice is transmitted from parents to their children. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), we find that fathers' riskiness of job is a significant determinant of children's...

We conduct a field experiment with sellers of home-improvement services on two German online markets. We take the role of consumers and vary whether we request an invoice for the delivery of the service. In a market which allows anyone to sell anonymously, a willingness to evade is prevalent. In...

We analyze both theoretically and empirically how monetary incentives and information about others’ behavior affect dishonesty. We run a laboratory experiment with 560 participants, each of whom observes a number from one to six with there being a payoff associated with each number. They can...

This paper examines whether revenue decentralization and direct external financial supervision affect the incidence and strength of political budget cycles, using a panel of Israeli municipalities during the period 1999-2009. We find that high dependence on central government transfers - as...

This paper exploits detailed information on local political and socioeconomic networks and a reform of local fiscal equalization in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) to identify the role of learning in local tax rate interactions. Using this policy change in spatial lag IV regressions, we find that...

The Brexit referendum and the decision of British voters to leave the EU have sparked a comprehensive debate on the future of European integration. A key issue in this debate is the appropriate division of responsibilities between the EU and its Member States. The EU might still lack certain...